A $60 million state grant recently awarded to L.A. County's Department of Health Services will jump-start a plan to provide interim housing and services for more than half of Skid Row's homeless population over the next three years.
The grant, awarded on June 14, will be directed toward the Skid Row Action Plan, a $280-million initiative aimed at improving life in the downtrodden neighborhood by addressing the need for more interim and permanent housing, behavioral health and substance use treatment, among other services.
The county is contributing $125 million toward the effort and the city of Los Angeles is adding $40 million, while an estimated $55 million in vouchers will be leveraged from public housing authorities, according to a county statement.
